“CBS News has learned about a potential terror threat for the day before the election. Sources told CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton that U.S. intelligence has alerted joint terrorism task forces that al Qaeda could be planning attacks in three states for Monday. It is believed New York, Texas and Virginia are all possible targets, though no specific locations are mentioned.”

Hmmm. Where could terrorists strike that would have a tremendous impact on the American psyche — on the eve of presidential election? I know! A polling station! A place where Americans gather in large numbers to vote! Turns out I’m not the first one to come to that conclusion.

As Election Day nears, federal law enforcement is planning for several worst-case scenarios.

Earlier this week, an alert warned local police of “polling places” being seen as “attractive targets” for “lone wolf”-type attacks by individuals motivated by violent extremist ideologies, sovereign citizen or other extremist activity.

What about warning voters, preferably armed voters? Not an issue in New York or Texas (surprisingly), where voters can’t be armed under law. Luckily, Virginia gun owners are not deprived of their natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms when they vote.

Still, as a Texas resident banned from bearing arms when I vote, this news doesn’t give me warm fuzzier. There ought not to be a law.

I’ll be carrying here in Michigan, as always.
Pity those who live in slave states (or worse slave states than mine, to phrase it more accurately).

It’s funny how people assume Texas is automatically pro-gun. Likewise Florida, the leader of the ‘shall issue’ pack, where it’s still generally illegal to open carry or carry in a nightclub nearly 30 years after shall issue became the law.

“According to the nonprofit Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which tracks state gun laws, there are six states that generally prohibit bringing guns in polling places (Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas). Another four ban concealed carry guns in polling places (Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina), but it gets complicated when you drill down into their open carry laws.”

I was thinking the same thing. An attack in a large city would keep large numbers of Democrats away from the polls. For most gun owners, carrying concealed to a polling place is something that will be done, state laws be damned. Would you be intimidated out of voting if terrorists struck a polling place? Neither would I. Might toss an extra magazine in my jacket, though.

Holy crap, are you rooting for a terror strike? I wouldn’t wish another 9/11 on my worst enemy. Besides, if an attack compromises the polls, especially in a major city, you know they will extend voting — a move which I would support.

I’m in Texas, I chose to vote early. I wasn’t a fan of being unarmed, but thankfully I was in and out within minutes. This (large numbers of unarmed people congregating in a target-rich environment) is just one more reason why. But really I hate long lines, I don’t like small talk with strangers, much less political talk, and I have better things to do and better places to be in the middle of a weekday.

Most likely just setting the stage, to give reason to keep the Virginia polls open late enough to make sure HRC wins the state. I have absolutely no fear of a terror attack in Texas as I live and vote in a rural area. I’m not happy about disarming, but I’ll keep alert and note where the exits are. The truth is I’m much more likely to see a dead person voting straight (D) than I am to see a terrorist.

I saw a No-Guns sign at the Cleveland Board of Elections, and one cop wandering around, but no metal detectors, so theoretically I could have CC’d in there without anyone noticing (not saying I did, but I could have).

Early voting is at City Hall. One door is for voting, the next door is the police department. Election Day will be inside schools and churches. Today was the last day for Early voting, there won’t be any on Monday. I thought the threat was for Monday, so unless these terrorists want to destroy the early ballots…,I’m not sure what their agenda is.

Well, the present regime had no complaint about Iraqis being armed or having armed security people as the voted and dipped a finger into purple ink.

If HRC gets the election, I think she should immediately be indicted tried, found guilty and banished to the middle east faster than she can sign an Executive Order filled with gun controls. (Although she probably has them already written and signed… they just need to be dated.)

Why in the world would terrorists attack polling locations on the day before the election? First of all, there will not be anyone there. Second of all, local police would simply show up in force on election day.

It seems to me a terrorist would have a MUCH greater impact if they attacked a polling location on the day of the election — especially in the afternoon when the highest concentration of people are there to vote.*

* I assume the highest concentration of people would be in the afternoon and corresponds to people voting on their way home from work. If this is incorrect, then a terrorist would obviously adjust to the best time of day.

Here in Georgia you can’t carry at a polling station (likely a carry over from Jim Crow days). Add to that most are in schools (no campus carry) or in churches (have to get permission from priest/preacher/pastor).

Democrats are all in favor of putting burdens on actual enumerated constitutional rights, but bristle at the idea of putting burdens on the ones they make up out of thin air!

Bad news sheeple, if you walk into a polling place armed, you have committed a felony, under federal and state law. Do not poke the bear, If someone spots the weapon you are toast. Lock the weapon in the car, vote and go about your way. I work for the BOE, we are told to look for weapons and report it. I carry all the time but I am very careful

It’s everyone’s right to vote or not vote just like it’s everyone’s right to carry or not carry. Just don’t go crying when the election doesn’t go the way you want it and you didn’t participate. There are no good choices but I know who wants to take away my rights and I will do my part to ensure they don’t get in office.

I have not “cried” about any election ever. They can’t “go the way *I* want” whether I participate or not, because I don’t want any politicians to control my life – or yours – in any way. Remember that choosing any perceived “lesser evil” is still choosing evil.

I choose non-aggression, voluntary association, individual liberty with integrity. I work hard to choose that every day, in every way possible.

If you wish to choose some form of evil. you certainly have that right. Just don’t be upset or surprised when what you get is evil.

If you are concerned about security at the polling place, you can always do an absentee ballot. I always sign up for one and if i decide to vote in person, i just turn in the unused absentee ballet when i show up to vote in person.